But Jourgensen admits that he was "really angry" after being hounded by the media about Ministry plans and just needed time to grieve.

He tells CleveScene: "When I was asked, it was after Mikey passed and the entire media immediately starts asking me what is going to happen to Ministry. He wasn’t even buried yet.

"It was sick. I was bombarded and email boxes were overloaded with 'what are you going to do now?' It was kind of creepy.

"I was really pissed and really angry. I said, 'Fuck Ministry and fuck you for asking.' They want to comment on Ministry when my best friend had died. I wanted to have time to mourn before people start asking me about touring dates."

Jourgensen continues: "It’s been more than two years now, and I got more ideas and I have done albums with Mikey and have done them without him. I have a bunch of songs written in my head. It’s time to get another record out."